Cyclone Giri - Two Years On - Burma Action Ireland

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[Official Stamp]
Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation
Recommendation
Thay Chaung Village Chairperson
Village Peace and Development Council
Kyaukphru Township
Date: December 29, 2010
Field No. 431 of Kyaikankyin Embankments, with 45 acres of paddy farms that were almost harvested
and owned by 30 people from Kapichaung Village of Thay Chaung Village Tract in Kyaukphru Township,
was fully destroyed by Cyclone Giri on October 22, 2010.
There are 12 breaches that are 50 wingspans that have damaged the embankment. Thus, it is recommended
to give the support to the 30 owners of the embankments, who are not only suffering difficulties with
food and accommodation, but also with repairing the fully damaged embankments.
Heads the embankments:
1) Maung Ohm /s/ [Maung Ohm]
2) Maung Khin Oo /s/ [Maung Khin Oo]
3) Kyaw Than /s/ [Kyaw Than]
/s/ [Htwan Htwan Htaite]
Chairperson
Village Tract Peace and Development Council
Thay Chaung Village Tract, Kyaukphru Township
The length of embankment is 500 wingspans.
The height of embankment is 5 Taung.
The basement of embankment is 10 Taung.
The expenditure of repairing the embankments would be 2,000,000 Kyat.
Note: 1 Taung (Arakanese/ Burmese measurement for length) is equivalent to the length of a hand and
forearm, or about 18 inches.
20.
To
All donors
Date: December 21, 2010
Subject: Petition for Assistance to Repairing the Danyinchin Embankment
Danyinchin Embankment (1,764 acres of paddy farms), with an encirclement of 10 miles in Pandawprun
Village Tract, is worked by 279 families with 1,877 family members in Shwe Nyo Ma Village Tract in
Kyaukphru Township. The embankment and its nearly harvested paddy farms were damaged by Cyclone
Giri on October 22, 2010. We, the farmers managed to repair the damaged embankment, but only 7 %
was finished within 45 days. And again only 30 % would be completed if we all put our full efforts and
workforce to repair the embankment by the end of February. If we cannot finish in time, it is a reality that
the farmers would face difficulties not only with food and accommodation, but also they would face
difficulties with education and health care. Currently, we are already facing famine. Thus, we are
sending this petition for assistance to the relief organisation to give us support which is urgently needed
to solve our difficulties.
Embankment Voluntary Patron
Embankment Chairperson
Venerable Monk, Wara Buddhi U Maung Than Aung
Head Monk of Shwe Nyo Ma Village
(Shwe Myo Ma)
/s/ [Venerable Monk, Wara Buddhi] /s/ [U Maung Than Aung]
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